GRE Questions

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Since level of water increased in cylinder by height 4. 

This is because of the rectangular block .

Therefore , area of rectangular block immersed in water is 

= 227×6×6×4  

Thats why portion of block immersed in water is 

= (22/7 * 36 * 4) / total vol. of rectangle 

= (22/7 * 36 * 4)/ (7*5*6) 

= (22/7 * 24)/ 35.

Ratio of the share of a lady, a gents and a girl is 7 : 4 : 3
No of ladies, gents and girls are 5, 3, 3
Thus effective ratio of ladies, gents and girls is 7 x 5 : 4 x 3 : 3 x 3 = 35 : 12 : 9
so part of gents = (12/56) x 7444 = Rs. 1595.142
so part of 1 gents = 1595.142/3 = Rs. 531.71.

Racecar and Civic are the two vehicles which spelled the same forwards an backwards.

7th stop only one was left and in each preceding stop twice the nos... there were so 6 stops before 7th.

so 26=64

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

9 P in SS  is a short form for 9 Planets i  Solar System.

There are many more of this kind. Some of them are:

1. 7 C in a R        -    7 Colours in a Rainbow

2.  90 D in a R A   -    90 Degrees in a Right Angle

3.  52 W in a Y     -    52 Weeks in a Year

4.  5 C in an OF

5.  12 S of the Z

Let the weight of the empty tin = w

(2 - w) = weight of the cookies; and one quarter of the cookies weigh (2 - w)/4

One quarter of the cookies + tin = 0.8 = w + (2 - w)/4

Multiply through by 4; 3.2 = 4w + 2 - w

1.2 = 3w; w = 0.4